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Panama
Triplandio Panama guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Panama with 43 POI, spanning 69.6 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Panama
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Panama
Cost
HIGH
Safety
50
Health
60
Lifestyle
52
Infra
48
Rank
#60
Score
39
Tourists
647K/y
GDP/cap
$19.8k
Life Exp
79.8 yrs
Population
4.6M
Currency
PAB B/.
Language
Spanish
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Panama
Main course
Meat
Carne Mechada Boqueteña
Car-ne Me-cha-da Bo-ke-te-nyah
· Shredded beef with vegetables
A flavorful dish of shredded beef cooked with vegetables.
Open Carne Mechada Boqueteña recipe
Main course
Meat
Sancocho Boqueteño
Sahn-ko-cho Bo-ke-teh-nyo
· Chicken and vegetable stew
A hearty chicken and vegetable stew popular in Boquete.
Open Sancocho Boqueteño recipe
Snack
Meat
Chicharrones de Boquete
Chee-cha-ro-nes de Bo-ke-te
· Crispy fried pork belly
Crispy pork belly pieces, a popular snack.
Open Chicharrones de Boquete recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Guacho de Maíz Nuevo
Gwa-cho de Ma-iz Nwe-vo
· Corn and pork stew
A traditional stew of fresh corn and pork.
Open Guacho de Maíz Nuevo recipe
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Meat
Tamal de Olla Boqueteño
Ta-mal de O-ya Bo-ke-te-nyo
· Pot-cooked corn cake
A savory corn cake cooked in a pot.
Open Tamal de Olla Boqueteño recipe